Tuesday 9th August 2011
Scotland's seabed 3D images to 'help conserve habitats'
BBC News
Marine scientists are to create 3D images of the seabed off the north of Scotland to help identify habitats that need conservation.
Waters around Noss Head near Wick and the Southern Trench, a deep channel in the Moray Firth, will be surveyed.
The Scottish government will use the images to inform marine conservation and development policies.
"Acoustic multi-beam" survey techniques will be used create the 3D images in the project, starting on Tuesday.